England has reported four more Covid-19 deaths taking the total to 41,555, while Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have each reported zero. The Department of Health are yet to confirm the early count, which is calculated by adding the deaths reported by each home nation. NHS England was the only agency to have reported deaths … Read more
The UK has recorded its highest number of Covid-19 cases since mid-May after 2,988 were reported in just 24 hours. The last time the UK’s caseload was this high was May 17 – 16 weeks ago – when 3,562 people tested positive. A further two people died after testing positive for the bug today, bringing the UK’s total … Read more
England and Northern Ireland announce 12 more coronavirus deaths in UK’s early count The official total number of deaths was yesterday 41,527 in Government data As deaths continue to fade the attention has switched to cases, which are rising Experts say surging cases is a result of better testing and not a ‘second wave’ By … Read more
Three more Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the UK today, as the Health Secretary Matt Hancock says Britain must doing ‘everything in our power’ to avoid a second wave of hospitalisations caused by Covid-19 like the one that is sweeping across Europe. Mr Hancock, speaking to MPs in the House of Commons for the first … Read more
Another four people have died of Covid-19 in English hospitals, taking the total to 41,503, but no fatalities have been reported by Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The Department of Health are yet to disclose the official death tally for the past 24 hours, which may be higher or lower than the preliminary toll which … Read more
Britain today recorded 1,182 more Covid-19 cases as government figures revealed the rolling average number of daily infections has risen slightly after dropping for four days in a row. Department of Health data released this afternoon show 1,051 Britons are testing positive for the life-threatening disease each day, on average. For comparison, the figure yesterday was … Read more
Britain today recorded just 15 more laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll. NHS England revealed all of the victims died in hospitals across the country. No Covid-19 fatalities were posted in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. A full round-up of the total number of fatalities — which will include all settings in England and not … Read more
Britain today recorded fewer than 1,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time in a week after 713 more Britons tested positive for the life-threatening disease. Department of Health figures show it is the lowest daily infection toll in almost a fortnight, since 670 new cases of coronavirus were announced on August 4. It means 1,080 … Read more
A further four people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in the UK, preliminary figures show. This brings the country’s total deaths during the pandemic to 41,365. This will likely be much higher when figures across all settings – including care homes and the wider community – are released. England has not yet released its … Read more
Another 13 people have died of Covid-19 in England’s hospitals but no-one else has died of the illness in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, officials revealed today. Scotland today marked four full weeks without a single death from coronavirus north of the border, according to its official government statistics. A full round-up of the total … Read more